There for Tomorrow

There for Tomorrow was formed when the members were teenagers in high school just before Maika's father and sister died.{{Cite web |title=List Of Bands |url=http://therefortomorrow.com/links.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212104552/http://therefortomorrow.com/links.html |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}} At the time of their formation, the band consisted of Maika Maile on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, James Flaherty on lead guitar and backing vocals, Jay Enriquez on bass and backing vocals, and Chris Kamrada on drums and samples.

Maika received his love for music from his father who once was a professional singer.{{Cite web |title=Maika's Bio |url=http://www.therefortomorrow.com/maika.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041017164655/http://www.therefortomorrow.com/maika.html |archive-date=October 17, 2004 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}} Since the age of six, Maika attended family and school events to show his talent on the guitar.{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2016 |title=Maika - Half of Us |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jj3jgcp67A |website=YouTube.com}} James got into guitar though Jay.{{Cite web |title=James' Bio |url=http://therefortomorrow.com/james.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212174851/http://therefortomorrow.com/james.html |archive-date=February 12, 2005 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}} The band was originally called the Kick Off (a.k.a. TKO),{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2003 |title=THE KICK OFF BIOGRAPHY |url=http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com/tko.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010192539/http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com/tko.html |archive-date=October 10, 2003 |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=Wolfgrammproductions.com}} because they were "kicking off" as a new band, but after playing numerous local shows, the band soon changed their name due to copyright issues.

Enriquez suggested the name "There For Tomorrow" and the others agreed. They posted the name on their website.{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2006 |title=There For Tomorrow |url=http://www.therefortomorrow.com:80/frame_page_new.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114155709/http://www.therefortomorrow.com:80/frame_page_new.html |archive-date=January 14, 2006 |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}} The band soon signed into WP Records (Fatai, Leilani, and Jett17) in 2003. In the same year, the band showcased short demos of "I Won't Die" and "Your Mistake" in the WP Records' website. They even had Maika's relatives (Kiti Maile and Natasha Maile) to help, they had a small company where they would "help artists to develop and establish a career in the music industry" called KeeTash Entertainment.{{Cite web |last=Ka'ili |first=Orson |title=Plant Tonga Interview With Kiti Maile |url=http://www.planet-tonga.com/entertainment/therefortomorrow.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050326173427/http://www.planet-tonga.com/entertainment/therefortomorrow.shtml |archive-date=March 26, 2005 |website=Planet-tonga.com}}

Their album was planned to be released in March of 2004{{Cite web |title=WP Website |url=http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com:80/wp.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413153033/http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com:80/wp.html |archive-date=April 13, 2004 |website=Wolfgrammproductions.com}} but got delayed possibly because the album was still in the final stages of being manufactured.{{Cite web |title=There For Tomorrow's website |url=http://therefortomorrow.com/frame_page_new.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412054113/http://therefortomorrow.com/frame_page_new.html |archive-date=April 12, 2006 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}}

The band released their debut album Point of Origin on April 30, 2004, on WP Records. On the same day, the band had a release party celebrating the hard work the band had made, selling the CD for $10. The band said they were working on an EP in 2005 on their website. On November 28 next year, the band announced that James Flaherty was leaving for "undisclosed reasons". The band lost their label after WP Records went defunct in 2005 and Keetash Entertainment also went inactive in 2006.

The band was a trio for some time although they were looking for recruits. In 2006, Christian Climer{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2006 |title=There For Tomorrow - New Site Coming Soon |url=http://therefortomorrow.com:80/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613063118/http://therefortomorrow.com:80/ |archive-date=June 13, 2006 |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=Therefortomorrow.com}} joined the band and their music began playing on a local radio station. They performed showcase concerts which led to stints on the southeastern leg of the Vans Warped Tour in 2007. After that,Stewart Mason, [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p721982/biography|pure_url=yes}} There for Tomorrow] at Allmusic they met with James Paul Wisner (Underoath, and Paramore), who produced their 2007 Pages EP, which attracted the attention of the alternative rock label Hopeless Records. The band shot a music video for the single "Pages", directed by Chris Grieder.[http://altpress.com/apr/56.htm There for Tomorrow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510063824/http://www.altpress.com/apr/56.htm |date=May 10, 2012 }}. Alternative Press. Accessed November 27, 2008.

After signing onto Hopeless Records in 2008,Erickson, Anne. "Emo-pop perfection: There for Tomorrow is polished, talented", The Blade, 2008-09-25, p. E3. Wisner returned to produce the band's self-titled EP, which was released on August 5, 2008. It featured the first single "No More Room to Breathe", which the band shot a music video for, and the second single "Pages". Just over three months later, the band won the MTVU Woodie Award for breakout artist of the year, beating established acts such as All Time Low and We the Kings.[http://woodies.mtvu.com/video/1599691 There for Tomorrow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305110850/http://woodies.mtvu.com/video/1599691 |date=March 5, 2009 }}. MTVU Woodie Awards. Accessed November 27, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://metrospirit.com/|title=Metro Spirit – Augusta's Independent Voice Since 1989|website=Metrospirit.com|access-date=March 27, 2020}}

In February 2009, the band joined We the Kings and other bands on the Secret Valentine Tour,{{Cite web|title=The Maine announce 'The Secret Valentine Tour'|url=https://www.readjunk.com/news/music/the-maine-announce-the-secret-valentine-tour/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=ReadJunk.com: Music & Movie News, Reviews & Interviews|language=en}} then later on the 2009 Warped Tour playing local shows. On June 9, 2009, There for Tomorrow's second full-length album was released by Hopeless Records, titled "A Little Faster." The title song from the album was featured in the movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm, along with a music video of the band performing, interspersed with scenes from the movie.{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2009|title=Ben 10 Alien Swarm Music Video: A Little Faster|url=https://shadowlord99.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/ben-10-alien-swarm-music-video-a-little-faster/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Shadowlord99's ChaosStar Dimension|language=en}} The song was also featured in promotional commercials and videos for Nerf's Vortex during 2011 which showed an acoustic version of the song. The band took part in the Take Action Tour in the winter of 2010,{{Cite web|date=January 26, 2010|title=2010 Take Action Tour Combines Charity and Music|url=https://disarray.blog/2010/01/2010-take-action-tour-combines-charity-and-music.html|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=DISARRAY|language=en-US}} along with bands such as Mayday Parade and A Rocket to the Moon.

In an interview during July 2010, Maile announced the band's plans to release a remix EP{{Cite web|last=LukeC|title=There For Tomorrow announce remix EP|url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/977271/there-for-tomorrow-announce-remix-ep/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Killyourstereo.com}} in the fall as well as tour one last time before the band began recording its next album. The remix EP, Re:Creations, was released on October 19, 2010. It featured several remixes as well as two new songs, "Small World" (which the band also made a remix for) and "Soul Full Solace (interlude)" which 5 of the songs reappeared in their "A Little Faster" Deluxe Edition.

The band's third album, The Verge, was produced by Michael Elvis Baskette (Falling In Reverse, Blessthefall, and Story of the Year) and mixed by Dave Holdredge, which was released on June 28, 2011, while the band was touring on the Vans Warped Tour. Before the album's release, the band stated that The Verge would “sound bad" in the best ways possible.”[https://archive.today/20110714192146/http://noisetrend.com/post/there-for-tomorrow-announce-2011-record/ There For Tomorrow announce 2011 record]. SoundTrend. Accessed July 29, 2011. The band wrote and recorded the album in one month. They had originally written thirteen songs over the course of a week; only the first twelve songs made it on the album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/there_for_tomorrow_the_verge_cover_art_tracklisting/|title=Exclusive: There For Tomorrow reveal cover art, tracklisting for "The Verge"|first=Annie|last=Zaleski|website=Alternative Press|date=May 12, 2011}} "Hunt Hunt Hunt," the first single from the album and was released on February 28[http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/there_for_tomorrow_release_new_song_hunt_hunt_hunt/ There For Tomorrow release new song "Hunt Hunt Hunt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302225501/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/there_for_tomorrow_release_new_song_hunt_hunt_hunt/ |date=March 2, 2011 }}. Alt Press. January 28, 2011. Accessed January 28, 2011. and later "The Joyride" on June 28, 2011, the same day of the album.{{Cite web|last=Bird|first=Michele|date=May 5, 2011|title=There For Tomorrow release new song "The Joyride"|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/there_for_tomorrow_release_new_song_the_joyride/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Alternative Press}} A documentary on the record was released along with the album, featuring 4 live studio sessions, choreographed and directed by Chris Grieder. Maile stated in a 2011 Warped Tour interview that his favorite song off The Verge was "BLU", due to the fact that it is the band's first ballad and the piano as the lead instrument for the first time.{{Cite web|title=Vans Warped Tour 2011 Dallas: There for Tomorrow Maika Maile Interview|website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyCKdWTj2SQ}}

The band played every date on the Vans Warped Tour 2011.[http://ctrlaltrock.com/interviews/there-for-tomorrow-2011/ There For Tomorrow] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203092401/http://ctrlaltrock.com/interviews/there-for-tomorrow-2011/ |date=February 3, 2011 }}. CtrlAltRock. January 14, 2010. Accessed January 16, 2011. In 2012, they recorded and released a new demo, "Road to Nowhere", which was featured in the 2012 promotional commercials for Nerf's Vortex.{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2012 |title=There For Tomorrow |url=https://www.facebook.com/ThereForTomorrow/posts/353707361328492 |access-date=August 4, 2020 |website=facebook.com}} The band joined the 2012 "Beyond the Blue" tour in Japan, along with acts like Mayday Parade, Every Avenue and singer William Beckett.{{Cite web|date=June 14, 2012|title=Interview: Mayday Parade|url=https://www.alreadyheard.com/interview-mayday-parade-3/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Already Heard}}

There for Tomorrow announced their first headlining tour, taking place in the autumn of 2012, as well as a United Kingdom/Europe tour, also in the fall. The headlining tour started on September 14, 2012, along with the bands Set It Off and Divided by Friday, and ended on October 7 of the same year, while the UK/Europe tour lasted eight days, beginning November 8 with Deaf Havana and Canterbury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/there_for_tomorrow_announces_fall_tour_with_deaf_havana_set_it_off_and_divi/|title=There For Tomorrow announce fall tour dates|first=Cassie|last=Whitt|website=Altpress.com|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2020}}

On May 21, 2013, There for Tomorrow announced that they will be playing the Next Generation Fest in São Paulo, Brazil on July 27, alongside Young Guns, All Time Low, 3OH!3, Breathe Carolina, and Rocky Loves Emily.{{Cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/festival/3500361+Next+Generation+Festival+3|title=Next Generation Festival 3 at Espaço das Américas (São Paulo) on 18 Jan 2014|website=Last.fm|access-date=March 27, 2020}} On July 19, the Next Generation Fest announced that it had to be delayed four months due to unexpected circumstances, making the festival scheduled around December 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://propertyofzack.com/post/55897370950/next-generation-fest-delayed-four-months-on-8-days|title=Next Generation Fest Delayed Four Months On 8 Days Notice|website=PropertyOfZack.com|access-date=March 27, 2020}}

On December 26, 2013, the band released a video announcing the release of a new album in January 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJLf5LjwaI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604041843/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJLf5LjwaI|archive-date=June 4, 2014|title=- YouTube|website=YouTube}} The band later released a statement explaining that the album would be delayed due to several setbacks. The band then released a single from the upcoming album, Dark Purple Sky on iTunes. It was met with mixed to positive reviews, reviewers noting that the new track had elements resembling a Thirty Seconds to Mars or U2 track. On May 14, 2014, the band released another single from their upcoming EP, titled Racing Blood. In June 2014 the band officially announced that a new EP, Nightscape, would be released in October 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ThereForTomorrow/posts/10152358170467444|title=There For Tomorrow|website=Facebook.com|access-date=March 27, 2020}}

On November 19, the band posted a statement officially announcing the end of the band saying "trying to find themselves as individuals".{{Cite web|last=AltPress|date=November 20, 2014|title=There For Tomorrow have broken up|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/there_for_tomorrow_have_broken_up/|access-date=July 29, 2020|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US}} They played their farewell shows during December 2014 in their hometown in Orlando.{{Cite web|title=There For Tomorrow – FAREWELL. THANK YOU.|website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8KCz9BIcUM}}

One year after the breakup, Maile and Kamrada, who had been the primary performers on the Nightscape EP, began collaborating with Sebastian Metzgar, a freelance composer from the US they contracted, forming a duet band called A F T R H R. On Christmas Eve 2015, they released a new single, So Divine. 5 months later, they released a second single Perfect. On January 13, 2017, they released a third single Walking on Air. All three singles retained the stylistic change that they introduced on Nightscape EP. On April 10, 2019, AFTRHR released their EP 'Closing In' which had a total of 5 tracks including: Closing In, All Night, Drifting, Don't Give A, Blooms.

On November 29, 2019, There for Tomorrow reunited for a one-off reunion show at The Beacham in Orlando, Florida, to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their album A Little Faster.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/therefortmrw/status/1139202069859131393|title=We are pleased to announce that we'll be celebrating 10 years of #ALittleFaster this fall tickets on sale tomorrowpic.twitter.com/lpL6Nn9kxE|first=There For|last=Tomorrow|website=Twitter.com|date=June 13, 2019}} On May 21, 2020, and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the band announced another one-off performance over a livestream on June 9 of that year.{{Cite web|title=JUNE 9th 2020|url=https://twitter.com/therefortmrw/status/1263503907030020097}}

The band's label described them in 2003 as "a new flavor of Hard Core Punk".{{Cite web|date=December 5, 2003|title=Wolfgramm Productions|url=http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com/tko.html|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205112922/http://www.wolfgrammproductions.com/tko.html|archive-date=December 5, 2003}} but in 2004{{Cite web|title=THERE FOR TOMORROW BIOGRAPHY|url=http://wolfgrammproductions.com:80/tko.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211034553/http://wolfgrammproductions.com:80/tko.html|archive-date=December 11, 2004}}

• Maika Maile – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, piano, production (2003–2014, 2019)
• Christopher Kamrada – drums, percussion (2003–2014, 2019)
• Christian Climer – lead guitar, backing vocals (2005–2014, 2019)
• Jay Enriquez – bass, backing vocals (2003–2014, 2019)
• James Flaherty - lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2005)

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• [https://myspace.com/therefortomorrow There for Tomorrow] on Myspace
• [http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?l=3879 Absolutepunk.net]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914040406/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/there_for_tomorrow/artist.jhtml There for Tomorrow] profile on MTV.com

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